Tammy Abraham: How New Aston Villa Signing Performed in Second Debut vs Brentford

Aston Villa: How Tammy Abraham Performed vs Brentford

Tammy Abraham: How New Aston Villa Signing Performed in Second Debut vs Brentford

Tammy Abraham is back in English football after spending five years abroad. The English striker was thrown straight into the starting XI by Aston Villa manager Unai Emery for the Premier League clash against Brentford.

The forward only completed his move back to Villa Park this week, but was required immediately to replace the injured Ollie Watkins in the starting line-up. Abraham, who impressed during his 2018-19 loan with the Villans – made a significant impression on supporters.

He wasn’t the only man making their second debut for the Villans, as Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz joined him in the XI. Supporters were quick to share their verdict on the returning centre-forward.

Tammy Abraham Denied Dream Aston Villa ReturnTammy AbrahamIt was almost a dream homecoming for the 28-year-old as he was put clean through on goal inside 15 minutes. However, former Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher made a smart save to deny an early Villa Park goal.

Villa spent a large portion of the game playing against a stubborn defensive unit as Brentford were reduced to 10 men when Kevin Schade was shown a red card. The Bees sat in a deep line, making it difficult for Abraham and his teammates to find attacking space.

After huffing and puffing in the opening period, the ex-Chelsea youth academy graduate thought he’d got his team back in the game as he fired home from close range after Kelleher parried his save from Jadon Sancho’s effort.

However, hearts were broken inside the stadium as the goal was ruled out by VAR as the ball had gone out of play earlier in the move. On the losing side, Abraham struggled to have a huge impact on proceedings and lost possession seven times.

While he did manage to contribute one key pass from only 21 touches, Abraham only completed seven of his 13 attempted passes. It was a slow start to his Premier League return, but what did fans make of his first appearance back in claret and blue?

Aston Villa Fans React to Abraham’s HomecomingTammy Abraham

Despite the disappointing result, supporters appear to have been happy to see the attacker back at Villa Park. One X user posted: “So strange to see Douglas Luiz and Tammy Abraham back in Villa shirts this morning. I do like it though, very much.”

Another echoed that sentiment, while also pointing out that other clubs are in need of a decent striker: “Tammy Abraham looking sharp straight away. A lot of clubs could have done with him this January.”

“Tammy Abraham is a really shrewd signing for Villa. Another striker, takes the pressure off Watkins and Rogers, has done it before in the PL.”

The former Three Lions international belongs in the English top-flight. Certainly in the eyes of one joyous fan, who said: “Tammy Abraham back in the Prem is everything the sport needs.”

If there were some detractors after the full-time whistle, it came in the form of Fantasy Premier League enthusiasts. One disappointed fan pointed out that the Englishman could’ve had his name on the scoresheet a handful of times: “Abraham could have had a hat trick today!”

Statistics in this article are courtesy of SofaScore. Correct as of 01-02-26.